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The GNOME3 PPA has been a valuable service since the release of GNOME 3.0 four Ubuntu releases ago and I wanted to update you on what we're doing with the PPA this cycle. For the Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring" cycle, the Ubuntu Desktop team has decided to stick with GNOME 3.6. GNOME developers are moving quickly to shape and optimize a modern GNOME desktop and there simply isn't enough time for Ubuntu developers to deal with all those changes in the short time between the GNOME Freeze and Ubuntu's freezes. Ubuntu is building its own desktop on top of GNOME and non-GNOME technologies and it's easier for Ubuntu developers to maintain their quality standards if they build a Ubuntu release on a stable GNOME release instead of an unstable release as they have done in previous release cycles. Ubuntu 13.04 is still in the Alpha phase of the release cycle, but if you are running Ubuntu 13.04, you can try many of the components of GNOME 3.8 Beta (3.7.90) in the GNOME 3 PPA as in previous Ubuntu releases. Additionally, the Ubuntu GNOME team has added a second PPA this cycle with most of the remaining pieces that still need work or have known regressions. You shouldn't use either of these PPAs unless you are familiar with ppa-purge and know how to repair a broken Ubuntu install, but that is even more true for the GNOME3 Staging PPA as our normal quality standards do not apply there. The Staging PPA adds to the GNOME 3 PPA so make sure you have both enabled if you decide to try the Staging PPA. You can discuss issues with the PPAs in #ubuntu-gnome on Freenode/Ubuntu IRC and I believe it's ok to use Launchpad to report bugs as our work is the foundation for next cycle's packaging. While there are many improvements and tweaks in GNOME 3.8, there is one feature in particular I wanted to mention. To try the new GNOME Classic mode, install gnome-shell-extensions and choose GNOME Classic from the Sessions list on the login screen. https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3/ https://launchpad.net/~gnome3-team/+archive/gnome3-staging/ Jeremy
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